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"News has a kind of mystery."
From the opera Nixon in China by John Adams and Alice Goodman
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Pergamon reloaded
6 May 2012
The My Favourite Planet illustrated guide to Pergamon, Turkey has been totally redesigned and extended to 66 pages of photos and information about the ancient Hellenistic city of Pergamon and the modern town of Bergama.
There are now two photo galleries: the first contains pictures of Pergamon and Bergama; the second is new, with photos and information about the works of art and architecture from the city which have found their way into the world's museums.
We have also included more practical info, and even more information and images will be added over the coming months.
While we're on the Ps... The guide to Pella, Macedonia Greece, hometown of Alexander the Great, has also been revamped. Several more photos and a lot more information about the archaeological site and museum - its history, art and architecture - and plenty of info on how to get there.
We plan to revisit Pella this month and will be reporting on the new archaeological musem, as soon as we can find the exit...
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MFP goes totally Athens
1 December 2011
The first part of the My Favourite Planet illustrated guide to Athens goes online today. There are already 36 pages of photos and information about the Acropolis online, and we will be continually adding to the guide over the next months.
The MFP guide to Athens is being organized as a series of galleries, one for each of the city's districts, sights and sites, with original photos as well as historical and cultural articles on every page. The Greek capital is most famous for its ancient monuments and museums, but we also hope to bring our readers something of the flavour of contemporary Athens too.
We hope you enjoy it. As ever, we invite to join in by sending us your photos, videos and words. If you have a favourite hotel, restaurant, bar, street or area in Athens (or anywhere else in the world), feel free to get in contact.
Visit Athens on My Favourite Planet.
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People's planet
30 November 2011
My Favourite Planet is pretty place-oriented, but people do sometimes get a look in. While compiling articles for our new guide to Athens,
it became clear that certain names and faces were cropping up regularly during the city's history. Some of the personalities are well known, while others remain more obscure and difficult to find out about, even in our wonderful wiki-world. So we decided to devote some space to the people on this planet, which also saves us having to keep explaining who they are on every page where their name appears; cuts down on the footnotes too.
The first - and we have to admit, so far the only - person in our brand new people section is the 19th century French archaeoligist Charles Ernest Beulé, who achieved the unusual distinction of being the only archaeologist to have an ancient Athenian monument named after him. Hardly earth-shattering stuff, but we had to start somewhere, didn't we?
Hopefully, Monsieur Beulé won't have to remain alone long, and will be joined by more scintillating society sometime soon.
See the new section: People on My Favourite Planet.
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9 / 11 – 10 years after
6 September 2011
Over the coming week the world's media will be incessantly revisiting the horrific terrorist attacks on the USA on 11th September 2001, a series of events which led to seemingly never-ending wars and which continue to affect the lives of millions of people across the planet.
Like the assassination of President Kennedy, the attacks were televised globally and have left a psychological imprint on a generation. Doubtless, journalists will be asking people the question: "Do you remember where you were when those planes hit the Twin Towers?" Edwin Drood remembers exactly where he was, and in his latest blog, Ambivalent anniversaries part 1, he asks, among other things, where are we at now, and how will this era look to future historians? "History", he reminds us, "has a way of dulling the edges of horror".
Edwin Drood's Column, every Tuesday on My Favourite Planet.
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What happened to summer?
August / September 2011
It's been a pretty dismal summer in the northern hemisphere of our favourite planet. In an attempt to brighten up our cloudy days, The Cheshire Cat and a few of his pals went off in search of some sunshine. What they came back with can be seen in the BUMPER SUMMER SPECIAL EDITION of The Cheshire Cat Blog, in two parts:
Desperately seeking summer - Part 1
Desperately seeking summer - Part 2
The Cheshire Cat Blog appears every month on My Favourite Planet.
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My Favourite Planet's first video
1 June 2011
The latest The Cheshire Cat Blog, Istanbul essentials - Part 3: Istanbul wedding dance, features My Favourite Planet's first ever video with rare footage and photos of köçek dancers - men in skirts - dancing at a street wedding celebration. Not to be missed.
Be sure to turn down the volume of your computer's speakers or headphones before you start the video: the traditional Turkish music gets pretty loud and raucous.
The Cheshire Cat Blog appears every month on My Favourite Planet.
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Lucky old island
April 2011
When The Cheshire Cat received an unexpected e-mail in Spanish, announcing that a statue of him was about to be unveiled, he was delighted, baffled and bemused. Who was the mysterious Mayor of Afortunada? And where on Earth was this place anyway?
With the help of an academic author in Madrid, a Swedish geologist and a 15 year-old computer wiz, we discover an unknown island far out in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean.
Explore the hows, wheres, whys and what-have-yous at
The Fortunate Isle: The mysterious case of the invisible island of Afortunada
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Drood turns 50 - pages
29 March 2011
The Mysterious Edwin Drood has just posted his fiftieth blog
"The marriage of the Arnolfinis", as Edwin Drood's Column
goes into its twelfth month of publication and Drood continues
pole-vaulting jauntily from one international topic to another.
The Drood has just sent us the following communiqué:
“ Many years ago I saved this tiny press snippet, in the hope that it might come in useful one day: “Mrs Linette Crawley of Weston Leigh missed being crushed on Monday when a bulldozer demolished her home by mistake.” Just popped out for a packet of Woodbines and missed being crushed. Tough luck, Mrs Crawley, maybe you’ll be home next time. Meanwhile I have been fortunate enough to reach the age of fifty, well sort of, in a virtual way without either being crushed, lynched, flogged or burned at the stake (although there have been some close shaves). Today I was informed by my editor that I've now been doing this for a full fifty episodes. Not bad for something that started as a test balloon.
Yes, today’s posting is really the 50th edition of Edwin Drood's Column on My Favourite Planet. In the meantime I have a community of readers in places as far afield as Tokyo, New York, Chicago, San Francisco, London, Berlin, Oxford, Bristol, Sofia, Copenhagen, Tallin, Cologne, Windhoek, Wellington, Antwerp ... although, as far as I can gather, they all know me either personally or round a couple of corners. It would be great to speak to a wider audience, but this can only happen if you all wave the flag a bit. so please, big up the Drood and spread the links around.
50 episodes of Droodian invective and perspective, wow! Tempus bloody fugit. Break out the Mazeltov cocktails. Slaughter the fatted calf. Or better still, cross the channel to be present at the wedding of Benjamin Arolfini and Diana Williams, with all that this entails in opportunities for social commentary and shrewd observation. ”
Edwin Drood's Column appears every Tuesday on My Favourite Planet.
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Mersey beats
February-March 2011
The Cheshire Cat walks the streets of Liverpool and finds a city proud of its past, looking to the future and moving to the beat of a different drum.
Mersey beats, Part 1: She gives me religion takes a look at faith in the city. Liverpool has two main religions: one is the worship of great gods who do battle on holy turf amid a mass of true believers, and is known as football; the other one happens in churches ...
This mega-blog is so big that we decided to present two months-worth
of blog on one page, rather than splitting it up.
Usually, The Cheshire Cat Blog appears every month on My Favourite Planet.
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Winter wonderlands
January 2011
Following on from December's Snowstorm Blues, The Cheshire Cat continues the wintery theme into the new year with Winter wonderlands, a photo essay on the snowbound northern hemisphere from USA, Wales, Belgium and Germany, by: Lesley A. Smith, David Elis-Williams, Gordon Mcleod, Mark Mallett, Martine Passagez, Konstanze Gundudis, Peter Hinze and David John.
Due to "technical reasons" (which usually means something is on fire), for the present,
The Cheshire Cat will be appearing monthly rather than weekly.
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Yuletide caterwaul
9 December 2010
After a short break, The Cheshire Cat returns to find northern Europe snowbound and invites you to join in a rousing chorus of the Snowstorm Blues.
The Cheshire Cat Blog at My Favourite Planet Blogs |
My Favourite Song
15 November 2010
The name "My Favourite Planet" was inspired by the song of that name by the British musician Hugh Featherstone.
We have now received permission to put the song online so that you can listen to it while browsing this website.
Listen to the song My Favourite Planet
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Feline blog capers
Thursday 16 September 2010
The new blog The Cheshire Cat is launched today, with photo essays, articles and postcards by various authors in different parts of the world.
The first Cheshire Cat posting Istanbul essentials - part 1 is a photo essay taking a sideways look at the city, as a foretaste of the My Favourite Planet guide to Istanbul which will be appearing soon.
The Cheshire Cat Blog at My Favourite Planet Blogs
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Earth 2.0
September 2010
In case you haven't heard (where have you been?),
Planet Earth is about to get a major upgrade.
Be the first in your galaxy to read this major
in-depth preview of Earth2.0.
This article is part of our new section Guide to Planet Earth, yet another work-in-progress at My Favourite Planet. |
The mysterious Edwin Drood returns
August 2010
Why is the US media getting in such a lather about where first lady Michelle Obama and daughter Sasha go bathing? What's the difference between altruism and philanthropy? And what would you say to your God if you met Him while abseiling?
After his short summer break, the Mysterious Edwin Drood is back to answer these and other burning questions in his own inimitable way in his weekly blog.
Edwin Drood's Column appears every Tuesday
at My Favourite Planet Blogs.
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Spring break extended until September, say writers
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My Favourite Planet photographer checks his
F-stops in Penmon Priory,
North Wales.
photo: © Gordon Mcleod
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July 2010
It seems like My Favourite Planet correspondents are permanently on vacation. But don't let the sun-drenched snapshots and retsina-smeared postcards fool you: these are hard-bitten professionals on a mission. Well, at least that's what they tell us. They occasionally drop us a line from Ladakh, Saigon, Boston, Rhodes, Gran Canaria or some other exotic location, claiming to be on the case night and day.
Maybe one day their pithy articles, inciteful guides and breathtaking photos will finally arrive in the editors' inbox. We twiddle our editorial thumbs in anticipation.
Meanwhile, others have been busy and work will soon begin on the My Favourite Planet guide to Istanbul which should appear in November. This will be followed through Winter and Spring by Athens, Berlin, London, Liverpool, North Wales, Delphi, Aegina, Thessalonica, Amphipolis, Thassos, Philippi, Didymoticho...
Stay tuned to this planet.
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Short guide to small planet for smallest person
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"Selenia with truck"
photo: Martine Passagez
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June 2010
If you are new to this planet and would like not only to survive but also benefit from and perhaps even enjoy your stay here, you may find Edwin Drood's Short guide to small planet for smallest person a good place to start. The Mysterious Edwin Drood points out some the bounties and pitfalls of life on Earth.
Edwin Drood's Column appears every Tuesday at My Favourite Planet Blogs.
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My Favourite Planet reaches up to the blogosphere
My Favourite Planet launches its first blog
May 2010
Once a rarefied space, the blogosphere is quickly becoming one of the busiest places around the globe.
Not to be left out, My Favourite Planet sent its own balloon aloft in May in the shape of Edwin Drood's Column. The mysterious Mr Drood's weekly blog articles contain strong opinions on the latest news and events around the world - and they are not just hot air. His searing gaze is directed on a wide variety of topics: from the economic crisis in the Euro Zone, through the weirdness of North Korea's leadership to the search for extra-terrestrial life.
Edwin Drood's Column appears every Tuesday on My Favourite Planet.
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New My Favourite Planet Group page on Facebook
February 2010
My Favourite Planet has launched a Group page on Facebook, so now you can communicate directly with us, write your messages and comments, post photos and videos or even start a discussion.
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The world isn't getting smaller - official
January 2010
The planet may not be shrinking, but My Favourite Planet is steadily growing. In just over one year we have already already published more than 850 pages of information, photos and maps. That means we are producing an average of over 70 pages every month.
Each week we are adding new pages of information and photos. The latest additions are Pergamon and Selcuk in Turkey, the Greek island of Kastellorizo (including a detailed map) and Avebury in England. On our German pages there's a travel article on Bali by Peter Hinze.
My Favourite Planet is written and produced for travellers by travellers. We're the kind of people who would rather be out and about rather sitting down to write, translate, edit, sort, check and programme content for web pages. That's why it takes so long to get things online. At present we have material for more than 100 locations in over 15 countries to work on, so we hope our readers have patience with us and keep visiting this site.
As ever, we remain grateful to all those of you who send us comments, corrections, complaints, contributions (in words and pictures) and even praise. Thanks. Keep reacting and interacting. |
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